Korean Piano Adventures® Teacher Convention Welcomes Randall Faber Randall Faber presented lectures, performances and a master class for the two–day convention of the Korean Piano Adventures® Teacher Association in Daejon City, South Korea. Piano Adventures® has become the prestige curriculum for piano teachers throughout South Korea. In some cities, only teachers trained in Piano Adventures® are allowed to buy the books. The training team, led by Lea Kang, provides teacher support through rigorous professional training and certification. While in Korea, Dr. Faber presented at five universities. Addressing hundreds of college students and dozens of piano professors, Faber spoke of piano pedagogy as pattern recognition. Pattern recognition. in its visual, aural and physical aspects, provides a lens for much of piano teaching. Music theory is the combination of visual and aural recognition of fundamental combinations of tones. Technique is the mastery of physical gestures–physically coordinated patterns that allow musical fluency. Piano pedagogy involves the sequential acquisition of these patterns, with the goal of instantaneous recognition of increasingly complex building blocks. Faber urged teachers in Asia to put more attention on thorough understanding of theory (pattern recognition) at the early levels, rather than a rapid push to difficult repertoire. He stressed basic, coordinate physical gestures as essential physical patterns which lead, in time, to superlative technique. Understanding of theory, technique and musicality should not come late, in college. These should be the focus at every level, so as to build a framework of pattern "chunking." Perception of chunked units leads to deeper understanding and more instantaneous response. Most importantly, pattern recognition simplifies perception and execution, freeing the musician's attention for artistic expression.
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